Hard disks may fragment when one tries to compact them. It will need to be defragmented afterwards.

Softer disks are more amenable to be compressed into compact disks, floppy ones work best.

This goes further than just pirated entertainment. Think of patents. “Nice chip you have there Apple, would be a shame if it were public domain now.”

The US’ most important good is intellectual property. They rely on other countries to protect their IP. If you no longer rely on them for trade because theyre tariffing the shit out of your country, you don’t need to appease them anymore by protecting their IP.